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title: "AFBI - APPOINTMENT OF A MILKING SERVICE PROVIDER TO AFBI HILLSBOROUGH"
url: "https://tenderline.uk/tenders/afbi-appointment-of-a-milking-service-provider-to-afbi-hillsborough-ocds-h6vhtk-041136"
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# AFBI - APPOINTMENT OF A MILKING SERVICE PROVIDER TO AFBI HILLSBOROUGH

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/afbi-appointment-of-a-milking-service-provider-to-afbi-hillsborough-ocds-h6vhtk-041136). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute AFBI: "AFBI - APPOINTMENT OF A MILKING SERVICE PROVIDER TO AFBI HILLSBOROUGH". Published status: complete. Published Value: £375,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Dec 2023, 15:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute AFBI](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/agri-food-and-biosciences-institute-afbi-GB-FTS-101225)
- **Published Value:** £375,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 5 December 2023 at 15:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services, Animal husbandry services, Placement services of personnel, Recruitment services, Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
- **Delivery Location:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £375,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/afbi-appointment-of-a-milking-service-provider-to-afbi-hillsborough-ocds-h6vhtk-041136#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-041136`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/afbi-appointment-of-a-milking-service-provider-to-afbi-hillsborough-ocds-h6vhtk-041136#tl-md)

## Description
APPOINTMENT OF A MILKING SERVICE PROVIDER TO AFBI HILLSBOROUGH AFBI wish to appoint a suitably experienced Milking Services Provider to provide ‘Milking Services’ within their dairy herd at Hillsborough. The appointed Milking Service Provider (The Contractor) will be required to provide workers to assist AFBI staff to undertake all normal activities involved with milking a herd of dairy cows. This contract is for three years with two optional one year extensions subject to budget provision.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 77500000, 79600000, 79610000, 79620000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Estimated Value:** £375,000
- **Description:** APPOINTMENT OF A MILKING SERVICE PROVIDER TO AFBI HILLSBOROUGH AFBI wish to appoint a suitably experienced Milking Services Provider to provide ‘Milking Services’ within their dairy herd at Hillsborough. The appointed Milking Service Provider (The Co...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Contract (active)
  - Award id: `037565-2023-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **RURAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-101226`
  - Value: £375,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Contract (active)
  - Signed Value: £375,000
  - Signed Date: 20/12/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F037565-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-12-20T17:03:51.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T11:02:52.007Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-041136